Author's Note: Well, I'm back – please don't throw any large – in fact any objects at me, since I did deliver this chapter, just a little behind schedule. Anyway a very big thanks to:

isthatnecessary - Oh well I'll forgive you! If you forget me for being so slow in updating this little fic...Heh heh -.-'' Yes people...really do need to start, "falling like flies" since well... I want to kill off a few people. This chapter will most likely give people a sore head... :D Thanks for reviewing!

Mefia - Ah it's okay, I barely update anymore --Boo me! I really want to finish this fiction as well! Darn my timetable of homework + study. Don't worry too much about Mariah she'll only be making a few more appearances. Ah yes I won't forget about that - in fact it's all planned. Thanks for reviewing!

glitteredvixen06 - Ah so you read it. Yeah I updated that as well. I'm on an updating frenzy! Whahaha...-cough- anyway, glad you liked it. Thanks for reviewing.

Ma.anda - I read the first few words of your review and went "Aww," then ended up grinning :D Thank you. Yes, I agree silly reporters and police. They will get what's coming to them...some day. -cackles- Anyway, thanks for reviewing!

Amanita Virosa-Amaranthus - Yep. Although to be honest writing that amount of rubbish (from those reporters) point of view was amusing. No wonder people do it for a living. Thanks for reviewing!

Blade - Glad you like the pairing, I was kind of unsure of it to be honest but neh it's grown on me...again. O.o at one point in time I really disliked my own OC's. Hmm... Odd - anyway thanks for reviewing, and sorry if I freaked you out too much with the bones :P

Chapter 18

"What is this about?" Kai narrowed his, he had just been let out of the hospital and now, he was being harassed by the police and quite frankly he had had enough of the letters of "support". He did not, and could not comprehend that fact that the media had started such a thing - that he was the reason, the very cause of all this - that he was the killer.

Of course not too many people believed it, especially, those of the beyblading empire. Kai may have been a cold bastard at times, and maybe a little quick to anger if he was having a bad day. Yet, he was not capable of doing what the newspapers, reporters, and anyone else was coming up with. Now, supposedly, Selene was meant to be receiving a large quantity of money. Why? Simply because the newspapers believed that the attack on Rei was planned by Kai to make it look like it wasn't him.

Michael had been tracked down (somehow it had leaked out that he had been "assaulted" by the other,) yet even Michael denied that Kai could have done anything. Kai was relieved to see that he hadn't taken the threat to heart, and maybe realised that he was being a complete moron at the time.

"Please, just come with us. We wish to ask you some questions." Then there was the constant annoyance that was the police. For some reason Selene had been worrying whenever they were meant to come an see him - likewise with Rei. Speaking of Rei, he was currently missing and had been for a few hours.

Of course refusing to go to the police would be a bad move for Kai's public appearance, and he may as well get everything over and done with now. It wasn't like the police believed this propaganda that the news was leaking? Still, there was a small voice of reasoning in his head, a thought that if he got placed into the backseat of that police car then he would never be able to prove his innocence.

"Can't it wait?" Kai hissed and kept a close eye on the investigator that didn't seem like the rest of them. His eyes looked calculating as if they were trying to figure everything out with just a glance. Kai knew that the very look reminded him of the Abbey and of Boris and his Grandfather. He disliked this man already.

"You can leave after we've asked you some questions. It may be in your best interest if you come with as little resistance as possible." Kai glanced around, he had a funny feeling that someone with a camera would jump out of the bushes and start taking pictures of him going inside the police car.

"Whatever."

Throughout the entire journey, Kai glared at the investigator's head, he did not like this man, he did not like being accused of murder. However, there was something strange about the whole thing. He wasn't angry that he was having mass-slander against his name. Not even the fact that people were now sending letters of threats, with some horrific ideas that were simply too graphic to read. Yet, even with this. Kai didn't feel... Anything, he was neutral - he wasn't enjoying the attention but he certainly believed that he had killed someone. He had let people die, he was as guilty as those Angels. The only thing that was, annoying, enraging was that his friends were now his partners in crime.

Once emerging from the police car, and swiftly going inside the station only to be hauled into a cramped room to sit probably for the next few hours going over everything thoroughly. Kai sat with a blank expression and waited for the questions to begin.

"As you are probably aware, we've already questioned the young girl you were with."

"Her name's Lilita." Kai narrowed his eyes slightly, this guy probably didn't even care - just one of those 'I need to solve this case for a promotion,' types. The investigator inclined his head, maybe as some form of apology, Kai didn't really care.

"Well, we have it up to when you were split up. The thing is...You claim you are not involved in any of these crimes?" Kai did not like were this was going. Still the older man pressed forward with his allegation. He pulled out a large plastic pocket, which had a bloody knife inside it. "Yet, you continued to carry a knife, a knife which now has your fingerprints..." Kai really did not like were this was heading, what could he say?

"And it's covered in someone's blood."

Kai couldn't really do anything but shake his head slowly and rub the bridge of his nose. How much had these killers planned, no wonder they had given him a knife. He'd been so stupid - stupid enough to walk right into the trap. "Who did it kill?"

"Who said anything about killing?" The investigator raised an eyebrow and watched the teenager scoff in annoyance, "This is the weapon that stabbed Rei Kon." Kai blinked it couldn't have been a coincidence. It fit. That other guy... Lilita had muttered to him about. The first one could have stabbed Rei, and then the next one, that was when he and Lilita had been caught.

"So there is two of them..." Kai muttered under his breath but it appeared that it was not quiet enough. The investigator slammed something down on the table, which only caused Kai to glance at it and turn his face away, denying the chance for him to catch another glimpse of the large photo.

"Emily York, after she'd been bitten over a hundred times - enough poison flowing in her veins to kill a small village." He yelled, obviously trying to make Kai emotional and cause a reaction. He must have had very little knowledge about Kai.

"Julie Snow - found massacred - everything chopped up - can you image the pain her family had to go through? Only find out she was dead?" Without a thought of what he was saying Kai opened his mouth and words seemed to spill out at their own accord.

"At least they didn't watch her die." After he realised what he had said he scolded himself, that was not going to look good for him.

"So you seen her getting killed?" The investigator was not shouting but talking loudly, as if he was trying to project his voice so someone else could hear.

"No, I have no idea who she is...What was her name again?" since Kai had no emotional link to this random body then he picked up the photo. Grotesque as it was, Kai didn't really mind as long as it wasn't Emily he was looking at. As long as it wasn't someone he had helped kill.

"Julie Snow." The name didn't sound familiar, Kai frowned. That wasn't on the list. Kai wondered if maybe it was just a mistake that this stupid policeman was making (since in his experience they were never geniuses) and had mixed up the name with another case.

"Julie Snow?" Kai muttered to himself still looking at the photo. Whoever it had been, this Julie, he felt sympathy for her and hoped that she had been killed before she had been sliced and diced and thrown away like rubbish. He'd never seen so much blood in the one place, the ground and surrounding area - wherever it was - was red. Not the clean, crimson red, the dirty red which clumped together and became ever so foul.

"Does it ring a bell?" Kai shook his head and sighed, if this girl had been killed by the same people then... Then what was the hit list all about? Maybe he was wrong after all. Maybe it was all just a stupid coincidence.

"No...This doesn't make sense." Another sigh and Kai continued to think of the name, maybe there was something else. Was there someone else that could have been on the list? Then again, was this the cause of the blood in the first place? No, he remembered that report. It wasn't, so what was the link? Not unless... There was another way to make this name up?

But there wasn't anymore names on that monument...

"I suggest you start making sense." The investigator snapped. Kai glanced up at him, noticing that he was receiving a glare from the older man. Kai let go of the picture so it fell onto the table, unaware that he was looking fairly distressed. Then again he felt as if the only clue they had to keep themselves alive was...gone.

"I need to talk to my friend first. I'll come back and explain then." All Kai wanted was to phone the Dojo, and talk to either Lilita or Selene, whichever one – as long as he could find out if any of them actually knew this Julie Snow.

"So what, you can make sure you have the same story?" This investigator really did not trust anyone. Though it was probably better that way, considering he had probably met some really – manipulating people.

"I don't need a story." Kai said calmly, there was a small moment of silence. Then the investigator continued with what he was saying, he spoke slowly, patronising the blader.

"Actually you do - you're fingerprints remember are on the weapon that stabbed your friend." Kai didn't say anything, he knew it looked bad on his behalf but for some reason he really didn't care what this guy thought of him.

"You appear pretty sure of yourself. So why don't you just tell us what happened from start to finish and what exactly did you mean by your earlier statement of watching her die?"

Kai cursed himself, why did this guy have to have remembered that out of everything he had said. "We both went for a taxi because Selene phoned and then we ended up getting into the one which he was driving." Before Kai could continue, the investigator interrupted.

"We do understand what happened up to the point, until you were separated." Kai's eyebrow twitched, he hated being interrupted by people... Still Kai just shrugged trying to finish this interrogation.

"Whatever. Lita got taken away, I was told to stay there and kill myself - which is when he gave me that." Again the investigator gazed at Kai suspiciously, wondering if this boy was really telling the truth.

"The killer? Gave you a weapon?" The investigator didn't know many killers that would actually hand over a weapon to the person he was planning to kill.

"He had a gun – that was a crappy knife - or is that not noticeable?" Anyone that noticed him would also notice the large sling in which his arm was resting it. The doctors had demanded that it goes on even though Kai could move it without any pain.

"Anyway. I heard Lita screaming and then we ended up in the same room again –" Kai noticed the same curious expression on the man's face and knew that he was going to interrupt again, but decided to just beat him to it. "We smashed the hell out of the ceiling, floor - whatever." Kai didn't really know what to call it... It was the ceiling for him but the floor for Lita – he hated being asked such pointless questions.

"And the Killer was no where to be seen during all of this?" Kai nodded. He knew it sounded weird, hell they would have had to have been deaf not to hear them. Although Kai suddenly remembered another thing that that killer had done which had caused him more worry.

"No...Though when me and Lita managed to get out, he smiled after running to try and catch us." The investigator nodded, he knew that this boy was somewhat braver than the average boy, then again he was just naive.

However, the questions were not done, and the investigator wondered what the affect of bringing this topic up again. He believed he knew what it meant but he did want to see if anything could cause a reaction out of this boy. "What did you mean why 'at least they didn't watch her die?'"

Kai didn't miss a beat and said it plainly as if it didn't annoy him in the slightest. On the inside his stomach had twisted and his heart suddenly felt as if it was on fire."I watched my father kill my mother."

"I'm aware of that case. You were in the room apparently unable to do anything." He continued, there had been no change of expression. Either this boy was truly cold or... simply an expert at hiding emotions. "How did you feel about being so helpless?"

Again, Kai left no time for this policeman to add in anything else to his question. Why was he getting asked about this anyway? "I wasn't helpless." Kai knew that there must have been a reason – were they connected? Yes...he'd managed to kill someone by doing nothing.

"You obviously were or else you certainly would have saved your mother." That statement seemed to send volts of revelation throughout him. Kai didn't seem to be able to mask his complete shock as the older man nodded to himself and began to ask about other aspects of the case. Kai hadn't really looked at himself being...helpless – it was his mother that was helpless. Right?

"Do you know about the anagrams?" Kai took a moment to register that he had been asked another question, he asked abruptly hoping that his day-dreaming wouldn't be called up into question.

"Yes. I figured that out sometime ago." He wasn't planning to brag but he was pleased that he had figured it out entirely, without anyone's help.

Though it appeared that the inspector didn't really care. "So did we."

Kai watched the investigator as he began to explain what was happening, and would be happening.

"After Emily York died, the media has pressured us - if we come out and say we knew before she was killed well. You think the public would be forgiving? The people that it is concerning have all been told, well the ones that were unaware."

The blader nodded, it made sense. The media were vultures and would probably rip the entire station apart with their headlines and over-exaggerated laziness. "So no one else should die?" Kai said calmly, was this it? Was this all over...?

"Yes, we have people undercover, in case and we're going to arrest you and you're friends." Kai opened his mouth to say something and shut it again, he was to say the least shocked and very confused about the current situation.

"What!" Finally came the answer of the usual cold, and silent captain. On the hand the investigator gave a fairly quick explanation on the logic behind this move.

"It may sound excessive, but it is extremely dangerous for any of you to be somewhere public. Emily was in a crowded stadium and she ended up being a victim. Also it'll help us make sure no one else gets hurt." Kai frowned, of course no one would be hurt they'd just be in jail!

"After it is over we will explain what happened." Again, Kai had wondered throughout this entire meeting about what would to him, and the whole media and their lies. Surely they would disappear now?

"They said I'm going to kill myself. So I won't exactly be that safe." He scoffed at the whole thing, he would actually kill himself – well he was maybe ninety-nine percent sure that he wouldn't.

However, the investigator seemed more alarmed than amused. "They?" There was a sudden tension which developed, there had been something that they both had missed but had suddenly realised.

"Yeah, there's two. You didn't know that did you?" Kai said slowly, as the investigator sat back in his chair sighing again.

"... You're going to be taken in the police van, and we will gather the others." With that the investigator stood up and made sure that everything would go to plan, now he had to go and tell some officers to go collect some more of this teenagers.

"Why are we being targeting?" Another question came, though one which the investigator easily answered. Since Kai was now an actual victim then he believed that it was safe to explain why certain people were in danger.

"Well so far we have only one connection and that is all of you are connected to beyblading." Kai nodded, it appeared that the beyblading world had brought him more harm than good. Although with blading he probably would have never found friends which he could actually call, 'friends.'

"Phone your friends, tell them we're coming to pick them up." Kai nodded and was led to a long line of telephones, most of them appeared occupied. He quickly dialled the number for the dojo. "Hey, Granger, pick up." He muttered down the phone as the phone suddenly went into messaging services.

Then again, the annoying mono-toned-computer-voice was silenced as someone picked up the receiver at the other end. "Ah, there you are." Kai froze, his eyes widened as he recognised that voice.

"Y-you?" Kai muttered, not wanting to even think about why and how that 'taxi driver' also known as 'the madman'/ 'angel killer' was talking to him from Tyson's...house phone.

Suddenly there was a commotion, as if someone was fighting for the phone, and that was when he heard Tyson's voice yelling, 'Don't come back he--' Then...The line went dead.

Author's Note: That was evil to end there. But anyway, please review, tell me what you thought and I'll continue trying to update as much throughout this week.